Litsy

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City | Kate Winkler Dawson

Kicking off the weekend with a new book!

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PirateJenny

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City | Kate Winkler Dawson

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The Ghost Club (not in the database so I had to pick another book by the author) is an audio only book about London's ghost club whose members included Dickens, Doyle, and Yeats. Stories of ghosts and premonitions ahoy!

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JackOBotts

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City | Kate Winkler Dawson

Today in Amazon Deals in the US. KWD is a great story teller, weaving the stories of London‘s killer smog and a serial killer.

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mabell

Last Respects | Catherine Aird

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One thing I like about the Sloan and Crosby series is how Aird gently educates the reader on a different topic in each book. This one incorporates the waters near and of the sea, the people who live on them, and the constabulary‘s place there.

A body found floating on the sea near the mouth of the river was not as simple a case as originally thought - as Dr. Dabbe‘s post-mortem (and entertaining insights) discover.

#ispybingo #fog/mist

Clwojick, TheAromaofBooks

mabell @Librarybelle #1982 for #192025 1y

julieclair Ooohhh... I've never heard of this series. But the cover alone makes me want to read this book! Added to stack. 👍📚 1y

mabell @julieclair I really enjoy this series! Classic British cozies, with a unique writing style. The first was written in 1966, and the most recent in 2019 - the author is in her 90s! 1y

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julieclair Oh wow... 1966 to 2019! That's amazing. So glad you posted about this book, and introduced me to this series! 1y

mabell @julieclair Yay! I hope you like it! 1y

TheAromaofBooks I'm with @julieclair - I've never heard of this series and it sounds so fun!! 1y

Librarybelle I didn‘t realize the series spanned so many years! 1y

mabell @TheAromaofBooks I really enjoy it! But also British cozies are my jam 🤣 1y

mabell @Librarybelle I know! It will be interesting to see how it evolves with time. I‘m just up to 1982, so only 15ish years from the beginning and this one didn‘t feel any more “modern.” (Which is a good thing!) 1y

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eanderson

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City | Kate Winkler Dawson

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Interesting listening. It reminds me of Devil in the White City because of the history. Interesting and sad. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

jlhammar Devil in the White City is a good comparison in terms of format. I really liked this one too! 2y

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eanderson

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City | Kate Winkler Dawson

Chores and a new audiobook! 😊🎧

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DGRachel

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City | Kate Winkler Dawson

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This is a narrow pick for me, as I‘m rounding up to account for my mood. There‘s some interesting information here about both the killer smog in London in 1952 and a serial killer who operated at the same time, and the politics and errors that enabled both. But, this felt like two different stories that were tossed together because of proximity in time and place, which did a disservice to both events. Neither got the focus they deserved.

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DGRachel

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City | Kate Winkler Dawson

I have found it impossible to pick an audiobook to listen to while I work over the last two weeks. I have picked up and put down a variety of books, from new fiction to old favorites, books that do and don‘t work for challenges, and I just can‘t stick with anything. I‘m trying out a nonfiction book that‘s been on my Libro.fm wishlist since it came out and hoping that if I post about it, I can stick to it!

EvieBee I‘ve been in a similar mood. It stinks! But this does look good. Hopefully it‘s a win for you. (edited) 2y

jlhammar Great book though I read it in print. Hope the audio is a winner for you! 2y

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JackOBotts

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City | Kate Winkler Dawson

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kate Winkler Dawson is a good story teller, and I enjoy this style of narrative non-fiction. She weaves together two threads from the same point in London history: the Great Smog of 1952 (responsible for the death of 12,000 citizens) and that of serial killer John Reginald “Reg” Christie (responsible for the death of - at least - 8 women).
My #bookspin for January 2022

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y

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